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Famous people · Los Banos

Los Banos is the birthplace of 5 famous people

At the top of the list is the American politician from California Tony Coelho, covered in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Nick Steitz and Ben Guintini. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 3 of them. Born in 1919, Ben Guintini is the first name on record, and Nick Steitz, born in 1982, the most recent.

#1 best knownTony CoelhoPolitics & Law · born 1942
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Tony Coelho
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Ben Guintini
Youngest
1982
Nick Steitz
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Los Banos

Athletes take two of the three places.

Tony Coelho#1
Politics & Law

Tony Coelho

born 1942

American politician from California

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
NS#2
Sports

Nick Steitz

born 1982

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BG#3
Sports

Ben Guintini

1919–1998

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Los Banos’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Tony Coelho
SportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Los Banos is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Los Banos

Here are 2 more, born from 1924 to 1932.

DM

Dick Monteith

1932–2024

American politician

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EB

Ed Balatti

1924–1990

American football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Los Banos and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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